Drama Film: Filming Week 1

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Since I had some difficult with the first genre (comedy), I have decided to film an opening in the drama genre instead. My first week of filming for this genre, I faced the same difficulties as I did last time. As I have chosen to work independently, I had to make sure that my film involved as few people as possible, as it was difficult to ask someone to join (especially during spring break.) While I initially tried to film some shots on my own, by balancing my phone on a book or trying to film with my iPad, I found that this was extremely difficult and hindered the quality of my film. As my friends and family were all busy during this first phase of filming, I chose to instead focus on preparing any props and finalizing my ideas. Some things I did to prepare include writing a letter (and using tea-bags to make the paper seem aged), gathering some books about traveling within Florida (all available in my dad's library), and researching about what people typically take on bike trips. I also found an outfit that looked relatively sporty that I could wear for the video, as well as a bag to put the props in. Here are some images from the first phase of filming:







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